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Originally Posted by RubberDuck
"No matter how well planned out a fitness routine is, it will only work for a short period of time. This is called a plateau.
In the first 1-3 weeks of a workout program you see tremendous results which drops off around the 4th week. At this point, your body has adjusted to your workout routine through muscle memory. It no longer responds to exercise in the same way it did in your first weeks."
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That's the novice effect that causes tremendous beginner gains.
You can get beginner gains doing pretty much anything but if you're doing a good program your beginner gains will continue for a hell of a lot longer than 3 weeks. And it's not a plateau but rather as you continue training, the gains become smaller.
http://startingstrength.com/articles...t_rippetoe.pdf